Grant, Charles, 1749 - c1818 (Vicomte De Vaux)
Person
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
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Notebook outlining 'a simple method of finding the longitude at sea', 1806
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/44: 160-181
Scope and Contents
Includes illustrations at [RGO 14/44: 167], [RGO 14/44: 172-174], and [RGO 14/44: 179].
Dates:
1806
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Printed booklet on the description and use of Charles Grant's 'The New Uranographia', 1803 - 1807
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/44: 184-188
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
These include two copies of a prospectus concerning Grant's astronomical and geographical works, and various proposals on finding longitude by using an instrument to determine the ship's rate of sailing.
Dates:
1803 - 1807
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Printed prospectus for publishing the works of Major General Grant, 1803 - 1806
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/44: 182-183
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
These include two copies of a prospectus concerning Grant's astronomical and geographical works, and various proposals on finding longitude by using an instrument to determine the ship's rate of sailing.
Dates:
1803 - 1806
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Proposal for finding longitude by determining the ship's rate of sailing., 1806 - 1807
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/44: 121-159
Scope and Contents
The proposal includes many illustrations, such as [RGO 14/44: 135] and [RGO 14/44: 140-141], including some colour plates, [RGO 14/44: 149-151], [RGO 14/44: 156] and [RGO 14/44: 169], and a large folded celestial map [RGO 14/44: 157].
Dates:
1806 - 1807
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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